by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 19, 2019 | Contract Administration Issues
The author recently gave a webinar and published a paper on the differences between Requests for Equitable Adjustments (“REA”) and Claims. The paper was published in National Contract Management’s Contract Management December 2018 issue. This is a summary of the key...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 12, 2019 | Offers/Protests
This blog has frequently noted the crucial importance for offerors to comply with instructions in a solicitation. This is particularly important in negotiated procurement, but also includes sealed bidding. Two new protest decisions from the Government Accountability...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 5, 2019 | Small Business
On December 17, 2018, the President signed the “Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018,” Pub L. No. 115-324 (“Runway Act”). This act changes the period for measuring small business revenue-based size standards from three years to five years. The size of a concern...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 29, 2019 | Small Business
In a recent decision, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) confirmed that even if a concern is a U.S. affiliate of a foreign-owned concern, it is still eligible for a small business set-aside contract. Size Appeal of A&Y...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 22, 2019 | Offers/Protests
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2018 on November 27, 2018 (B-158766). The GAO actually received 2,607 protests in fiscal year (“FY”) 2018 but dismissed or immediately denied or...
